Oldham Reporter from Friday, January 23rd, 2026

Oldhamers who want to cut down, stop drinking or explore life without alcohol beyond Dry January can do so thanks to a free sober social event taking place next month.

The Latics bus travelled south today ahead of tomorrow’s early kick-off against Barnet. The sides shared the points earlier in the season, but the truth is that Latics absolutely battered them right up to the point where there was only one more thing to do: score, put it in the onion bag, register.

The National Year of Reading began this year - an initiative led by The National Literacy Trust to inspire more people to make reading part of their lives.

Officers made 400 arrests during a December crackdown on drink and drug driving as part of the national Operation Limit campaign.

A specialist health unit in Oldham may be relocated to Manchester to help relieve pressure on an ‘overcrowded’ and underperforming A&E department.

Police are appealing for help to find Curtis Burke from Stockport, who is wanted on recall to prison and breach of his sex offenders register.

Oldham town hall bosses will have to slash £8m to balance this year’s books, a budget report has confirmed.